I couldn't resist copying out these pages for several reasons. First, the Thomas Bundy listed is I'm sure the one who with his family were kicked back to his native parish of Little Barford in 1758. Secondly, there's John Oakley's wife. I'm not sure yet how these 2 are related to me, but I'm sure they are. Now, that's my own interest. Also, contains interesting information about foodstuffs and cloth/clothing purchases (for the poor?), lots of the poor listed, and an interesting set of entries concerning the illness and funeral expense for John Male. Jim Bundy John Kington bought this Book July 8th 1742 - And it Cost Five Shillings Memorandum Simon Oldhams gift of Ten Shillings a year is to be paid to the Church-wardens or Overseers of the Poor of Eaton Socon yearly out of the Estate of the heirs of the late John Wright Esqr Dewas'd out now in the On patron of Mr Collins The said gift to be given to Twenty of the Poorest of the Poor of said Parish on St. Thomas's day according to the Will of the said Simon Oldham Benefactor A table showing which persons last served as Overseers of the Poor and in what Year & how much in the Pound each year Charged m?ted to for the Parish of Eaton Socon beginning with the year 1742 Year Eaton Overseer Woodland Overseer Wyboston Overseer Amount piad? 1742 John Kington Thomas Millard Thomas Boston 1/4/? 1743 Thomas Frank Robt Cope John Morrison 1/6/? 1744 Nich Livett Benj Farr Thomas Wiles 1/4/? 1745 Richd Tl?k? Wm Gerry John Wa?d 6/?/0 1746 Wm Law Thomas Goodliffe Joseph Bed? 7/0/? 1747 John Russell Wm Brown Richd Eavitt 0/9/? 1748 Edwd Pridmore Nich Collins John Whi? 8/0/? 1749 Robt Moore John ? S?d John H?m ? 1750 Thos Gilding Richd Flemming Wm Emery ? 1751 John Livett John Eden ? 1/7/? 1752 Jno Moore Senr Robt Dillingham Edward Low ? 1753 Jno Giddins Thos Staughton Thos Eagle ? 1754 Ed Pridmore Wm Howkins Luke ?ington ? 1755 Jno Emery James Topham Geo Wright ? 1756 Will Day Robt Brown James N? ? 1757 Wright G? John D? ? 1758 James Livett ? ? ? 1759 John Frank Wm Goodliff John W? ? 1760 James Crow Jas H?ell James Sykes ? 1761 James ? Jas Pridmore Willm ? ? 1762 ? Thos Goodliffe Willm ? ? 1763 George W? John L? Chas ? ? The Overseers Cutiters for Monthly Relief from Wednesday, June 9th to Wednesday, July 7th 1742 being the Third month Accts 1742 3 Month Given (Place) (Name) (Amount) Eaton To Wid Miers 0/2/0 To Wid Ward 0/2/0 To Wid Bennett 0/3/0 To Wid Willows 0/4/6 To Elizth Serickington 0/4/0 To Ann Serickington 0/2/6 To Alice Wagstaff 0/2/0 To Wid Ball 0/4/0 To Wid Woodham 0/2/0 To Wid Willows which was forgot last Mn 0/1/0 Woodland To Wid Gillions 0/4/0 To Wid Willows 0/3/0 To Wid Staughton 0/3/0 To Wid White 0/4/0 Wyboston To Wid Church 0/4/0 To Wid Brown 0/2/0 To Wid Bodjar for J Clark 0/4/0 Totall 2/11/9 The Overseers Creditors for Conting Disbursmt for the House from Saturday June 12 to Saturday July 10th 1742 Two pounds of butter 0/1/2 Barm for Brewing and Baking 0/0/8 A Weeks Milk 0/0/10 1/2 16 pounds Chees at 4d 0/5/4 Paid the Taylor 0/2/6 First Week 0/10/6 1/2 Two pounds Butter 0/1/0 Barm for Baking 0/0/2 A Weeks Milk 0/0/10 1/2 34 pounds Chees at 4d 0/12/9 Second Week 0/14/9 1/2 Two pounds of Butter 0/1/0 Barm for Baking 0/0/2 A Weeks Milk 0/0/10 1/2 14 pounds Chees 4d 0/4/8 Third Week 0/6/9 1/2 Two pounds Butter 0/1/2 Barm for Baking 0/0/2 A Weeks Milk 0/0/10 1/2 23 pounds Chees at 4d 0/7/8 To A Child that was Sick in the House 0/0/2 To the Taylors 0/2/6 1 Doz. ? of Hemp 0/9/0 (subtotals) 1/1/6 0/6/9 1/2 0/14/9 /2 0/10/6 1/2 (total) 2/13/8 Paid to Thomas Radwell as P Bill 3/3/3 Paid to Jos Day as P Bill 2/12/8 Paid to Mrs Bennett as P Bill 0/6/5 Paid to Richd Emery as P Bill 0/15/10 Paid to Mr Livett as P Bill 0/11/8 3/4 Paid to Mr Woolerston as P Bill 0/13/4 Totall 10/16/10 3/4 The Overseers Crediting for other Contingent Disbursements from Saturday June 12th to Saturday July 10th 1742 (Eaton) To John Stanbridge 0/1/6 To Wid Willshire 0/1/0 To Wid Austing 0/3/0 To Thomas Lamkin 0/1/0 To John Oakleys Wife 0/1/6 To Thos Bundy 0/2/0 To Hammerton Girl 0/1/6 First Week To John Stanbridge 0/1/6 To Wid Willshire 0/1/0 To Wid Austing 0/3/0 To Thos Lamkin 0/1/0 To John Oakleys Wife 0/1/6 To Thos Bundy 0/2/0 To Hammerton Girls 0/1/6 Second Week To John Stanbridge 0/1/6 To Wid Willshire 0/1/0 To Wid Austing 0/3/0 To Thos Lamkin 0/1/0 To John Oakleys Wife 0/1/6 To Thos Bundy 0/2/0 To Hammerton Girl 0/1/6 Third Week To John Stanbridge 0/1/6 To Wid Willshire 0/1/0 To Wid Austing 0/3/0 To Thos Lamkin 0/1/0 To John Oakleys Wife 0/1/6 To Thos Bundy 0/2/0 To Hammerton Girl 0/1/6 To John Male 0/4/6 Woodland To Wm Crow in need 0/12/0 To Thos Searbrow 0/4/0 To John Bullmore 0/6/0 To (blank) Cummington 0/2/0 Wyboston Paid for Yards of Cloth at 6d 0/2/0 Given to Jane Swan 0/0/2 Paid for Warping the Cloth 0/1/0 Paid for 3 lbs of Cloth for a Shirt 0/3/0 Paid for 10 ounces of Yarn 0/1/5 1/2 Paid for 2 ounces of Thread 0/0/3 Paid for Shoes md for E Emery's Boy 0/0/6 Paid for A Coffin for John Male 0/8/0 Bell & Grave 0/10/0 Beer for the Sitters up in his Illness 0/1/0 Beer for the Buriell 0/2/6 Affadavitt 0/0/6 Singing? 0/1/0 To John Richardson 0/3/0 Paid to the Weaver for Weaving 20 Ells Cloth 0/5/0 Paid for 3 fifes t filr Pd Bills upon 0/0/6 Paid for new Town Book 0/5/0 Paid for Writing the pound 2d Rate 0/3/6 Paid the Clark for Entring H? ? ? ?

Hi Jim and other Listers, What a wonderful insight to how it all was! Thank you. From the context the word BARM is yeast and on checking in Collins English Gem Dictionary that is the case. Also BARMY meaning frothy/giddy, which explains the good old expression You're barmy! Cloth charged by weight in lbs. as well as by the yard. Thread and yarn by the oz.! Regards Margaret HFHS 1107 Researching: ANDREW - Southoe, Eynesbury, St Neots, Islington/ DRING - St Neots/ EDENS - Buckden/ JARVIS - Eynesbury/ LINCOLN - Eynesbury, Abbotsley, Brampton/ LOVITT - St Neots/ RUTTER - St Neots > Memorandum > Simon Oldhams gift of Ten Shillings a year is to be paid to the > Church-wardens or Overseers of the Poor of Eaton Socon yearly out of the > Estate of the heirs of the late John Wright Esqr Dewas'd out now in the On > patron of Mr Collins The said gift to be given to Twenty of the Poorest of > the Poor of said Parish on St. Thomas's day according to the Will of the said > Simon Oldham > Benefactor > > A table showing which persons last served as Overseers of the Poor and in > what Year & how much in the Pound each year Charged m?ted to for the Parish > of Eaton Socon beginning with the year 1742 > Year Eaton Overseer Woodland Overseer Wyboston Overseer Amount piad? > 1742 John Kington Thomas Millard Thomas Boston 1/4/? > 1743 Thomas Frank Robt Cope John Morrison 1/6/? > 1744 Nich Livett Benj Farr Thomas Wiles 1/4/? > 1745 Richd Tl?k? Wm Gerry John Wa?d 6/?/0 > 1746 Wm Law Thomas Goodliffe Joseph Bed? 7/0/? > 1747 John Russell Wm Brown Richd Eavitt 0/9/? > 1748 Edwd Pridmore Nich Collins John Whi? 8/0/? > 1749 Robt Moore John ? S?d John H?m ? > 1750 Thos Gilding Richd Flemming Wm Emery ? > 1751 John Livett John Eden ? 1/7/? > 1752 Jno Moore Senr Robt Dillingham Edward Low ? > 1753 Jno Giddins Thos Staughton Thos Eagle ? > 1754 Ed Pridmore Wm Howkins Luke ?ington ? > 1755 Jno Emery James Topham Geo Wright ? > 1756 Will Day Robt Brown James N? ? > 1757 Wright G? John D? ? > 1758 James Livett ? ? ? > 1759 John Frank Wm Goodliff John W? ? > 1760 James Crow Jas H?ell James Sykes ? > 1761 James ? Jas Pridmore Willm ? ? > 1762 ? Thos Goodliffe Willm ? ? > 1763 George W? John L? Chas ? ? > > The Overseers Cutiters for Monthly Relief from Wednesday, June 9th to > Wednesday, July 7th 1742 being the Third month Accts > 1742 3 Month Given > (Place) (Name) (Amount) > Eaton To Wid Miers 0/2/0 > To Wid Ward 0/2/0 > To Wid Bennett 0/3/0 > To Wid Willows 0/4/6 > To Elizth Serickington 0/4/0 > To Ann Serickington 0/2/6 > To Alice Wagstaff 0/2/0 > To Wid Ball 0/4/0 > To Wid Woodham 0/2/0 > To Wid Willows which was forgot last Mn 0/1/0 > Woodland To Wid Gillions 0/4/0 > To Wid Willows 0/3/0 > To Wid Staughton 0/3/0 > To Wid White 0/4/0 > Wyboston To Wid Church 0/4/0 > To Wid Brown 0/2/0 > To Wid Bodjar for J Clark 0/4/0 > Totall 2/11/9 > > The Overseers Creditors for Conting Disbursmt for the House from Saturday > June 12 to Saturday July 10th 1742 > Two pounds of butter 0/1/2 > Barm for Brewing and Baking 0/0/8 > A Weeks Milk 0/0/10 1/2 > 16 pounds Chees at 4d 0/5/4 > Paid the Taylor 0/2/6 > First Week 0/10/6 1/2 > Two pounds Butter 0/1/0 > Barm for Baking 0/0/2 > A Weeks Milk 0/0/10 1/2 > 34 pounds Chees at 4d 0/12/9 > Second Week 0/14/9 1/2 > Two pounds of Butter 0/1/0 > Barm for Baking 0/0/2 > A Weeks Milk 0/0/10 1/2 > 14 pounds Chees 4d 0/4/8 > Third Week 0/6/9 1/2 > Two pounds Butter 0/1/2 > Barm for Baking 0/0/2 > A Weeks Milk 0/0/10 1/2 > 23 pounds Chees at 4d 0/7/8 > To A Child that was Sick in the House 0/0/2 > To the Taylors 0/2/6 > 1 Doz. ? of Hemp 0/9/0 > (subtotals) 1/1/6 > 0/6/9 1/2 > 0/14/9 /2 > 0/10/6 1/2 > (total) 2/13/8 > Paid to Thomas Radwell as P Bill 3/3/3 > Paid to Jos Day as P Bill 2/12/8 > Paid to Mrs Bennett as P Bill 0/6/5 > Paid to Richd Emery as P Bill 0/15/10 > Paid to Mr Livett as P Bill 0/11/8 3/4 > Paid to Mr Woolerston as P Bill 0/13/4 > Totall 10/16/10 3/4 > > The Overseers Crediting for other Contingent Disbursements from Saturday June > 12th to Saturday July 10th 1742 > (Eaton) To John Stanbridge 0/1/6 > To Wid Willshire 0/1/0 > To Wid Austing 0/3/0 > To Thomas Lamkin 0/1/0 > To John Oakleys Wife 0/1/6 > To Thos Bundy 0/2/0 > To Hammerton Girl 0/1/6 > First Week > To John Stanbridge 0/1/6 > To Wid Willshire 0/1/0 > To Wid Austing 0/3/0 > To Thos Lamkin 0/1/0 > To John Oakleys Wife 0/1/6 > To Thos Bundy 0/2/0 > To Hammerton Girls 0/1/6 > Second Week > To John Stanbridge 0/1/6 > To Wid Willshire 0/1/0 > To Wid Austing 0/3/0 > To Thos Lamkin 0/1/0 > To John Oakleys Wife 0/1/6 > To Thos Bundy 0/2/0 > To Hammerton Girl 0/1/6 > Third Week > To John Stanbridge 0/1/6 > To Wid Willshire 0/1/0 > To Wid Austing 0/3/0 > To Thos Lamkin 0/1/0 > To John Oakleys Wife 0/1/6 > To Thos Bundy 0/2/0 > To Hammerton Girl 0/1/6 > To John Male 0/4/6 > Woodland To Wm Crow in need 0/12/0 > To Thos Searbrow 0/4/0 > To John Bullmore 0/6/0 > To (blank) Cummington 0/2/0 > Wyboston Paid for Yards of Cloth at 6d 0/2/0 > Given to Jane Swan 0/0/2 > Paid for Warping the Cloth 0/1/0 > Paid for 3 lbs of Cloth for a Shirt 0/3/0 > Paid for 10 ounces of Yarn 0/1/5 1/2 > Paid for 2 ounces of Thread 0/0/3 > Paid for Shoes md for E Emery's Boy 0/0/6 > Paid for A Coffin for John Male 0/8/0 > Bell & Grave 0/10/0 > Beer for the Sitters up in his Illness 0/1/0 > Beer for the Buriell 0/2/6 > Affadavitt 0/0/6 > Singing? 0/1/0 > To John Richardson 0/3/0 > Paid to the Weaver for Weaving 20 Ells Cloth 0/5/0 > Paid for 3 fifes t filr Pd Bills upon 0/0/6 > Paid for new Town Book 0/5/0 > Paid for Writing the pound 2d Rate 0/3/6 > Paid the Clark for Entring H? ?